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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Polyommatus (Plebicula) dorylas
Polyommatus dorylas(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  1. Lycaenidae
  2. Polyommatinae
  3. Polyommatini
  4. Polyommatina
  5. Polyommatus
  6. Plebicula
  7.  dorylas
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TL: Austria, Vienna   (500 - 2000 m.)

Habitat

  • Dry meadows
  • Dry sunny slopes
  • Limestone background
  • Rocky slopes

Similar species

  • Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) thersites
  • Polyommatus (Plebicula) golgus
  • Polyommatus (Plebicula) nivescens
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FU

34-36 mm

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FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Sweden
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ArmenianԴորիլաս կապտաթիթեռ
    CatalàBlaveta de la vulnerària
    ČeskyModrásek komonicový
    DeutschGroßer Wundklee-Bläuling
    DeutschWundklee-Bläuling
    EnglishTurquoise Blue
    EspañolNiña Turquesa
    FrançaisArgus turquoise
    FrançaisAzuré du mélilot
    HrvatskiRanjenikov plavac
    LatviešuAmoliņa zilenītis
    LietuviųSmiltyninis melsvys
    MagyarMezei boglárka
    NederlandsTurkooisblauwtje
    PolskiModraszek dorylas
    ShqipKaltëroshja e jonxhës
    SlovenčinaModráčik komonicový
    SrpskiTirkizni plavac
    SrpskiТиркизни плавац
    SuomeksiTurkoosisinisiipi
    SvenskaVäpplingblåvinge
    TürkçeÇokgözlü Turkuvazmavisi
    ΕλληνικάΓαλανή λυκαένα της ανθυλλίςας
    РусскийГолубянка большая
    РусскийГолубянка донниковая
    РусскийГолубянка дорилей
    РусскийМногоглазка бурая
    УкраїнськаСинявець туркусовий
    中文純藍眼灰蝶
    العربيةفيروزي أزرق
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeAnthyllis vulnerariaKidney vetch
    FabaceaeLathyrusVetchlings
    FabaceaeMelilotusSweet Clover
    FabaceaeTrifolium Clover
    LamiaceaeThymusThyme
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeAnthyllis vulnerariaKidney vetch
    LamiaceaeThymus serpyllumWild Thyme
    ScrophulariaceaeCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved toadflax
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Polyommatus hylasEsper, 1793
  • Subspecies
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Polyommatus (Plebicula) dorylas armenus(Staudinger, 1871)
    Polyommatus (Plebicula) dorylas castilla(Fruhstorfer, 1910)
    Polyommatus (Plebicula) dorylas dorylas(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
    Polyommatus (Plebicula) dorylas magnaBálint, 1985
  • Polyommatus (Plebicula) dorylas is a member of the clade Polyommatus dorylas:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Polyommatus (Plebicula) atlantica(Elwes, [1906])
    Polyommatus (Plebicula) dorylas(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
    Polyommatus (Plebicula) golgus(Hübner, [1813])
    Polyommatus (Plebicula) nivescens(Keferstein, 1851)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepidoptera CaucasiВалентин Тихонов
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Male, upperside.

Łukasz DawidowiczBulgaria, Славянка

Male, upperside.

Janusz WójcickiPoland, Ponidzie

Female, upperside.

Johannes GillmannAustria

Adult, underside.

Łukasz DawidowiczPoland, Wola Zagojska Dolna

Male, underside.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Ponidzie

Copulating pair.

Łukasz DawidowiczHungary, Veszprém
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